The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-05
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on q oETTYspURo,s CORY FIELD,
ricketps Division Jolns tho Penns, lvan,a
Troops in Burying the 5Aniniosltes ;er
the Late war..-Gen. Pioketts Widow
the Center Y OF Attraction.

GrrrysnuRa, Pa, July Aust as the
clock in tho tower Of the Court house last
night sounded the frs. stroke of 19 mid.
night, the ssillness was broken by atrains
from bug'e Of "Way Down upon the
swaneo River" Scarcely had its notes
died away when tho members Of tho Phil,
adelphia brigade and Plckett's tliyjp'oln1
began the celebration Of The glorious
Fourth. II IN "a NJ \
This morning at 2 o'clock tho rneu,bers
Of Plckett's division proceeded to tho
court House, and We're called to orderbyg
Colonel Aylstt. Someone proposed that
cyery member preuent should give 25 cents
toward paying the expense which Mira.
Pickett incurred on the visit. Tho pror.
osltlon was accepted with cheers, and liza
way the money rattloa On the sscretsry's
desk was sufficient proof Of tho esteem in
which Mrs. Pickett is held by the fiyis.
ion. N u sIsi-. X n tfs, fi5eSrl
!, Resolutions we're adopted thanking ma
Philadelphia Brigade for the hospitablp
manner in which they had treated them:
tho town authorities for The way thew hsd
received them, and all soldiers for their 4
ifaternal greeting. The meeting then nd.
laurned, aud .outalde Of the building thew.
Joined the procession with the philsdei-
phia Brigade. Fully one hundred car.
riages were In line, which wended lis wav
through the dust to Shanler Lans.
lnto this they turned and proreedad pest
the iarm house to the rising ground be. Z
yond. Here all alighted and then N.
word went round that Mrs. Pickett wss
going to hold reception on the very
ground over which her husband's co,n- s.
mand had charged and within q few yerds
ot the woods under whose cover he twen-
ty years before had formed ihia FljviG.
ion. The Pickett men were tirst formed x
in line, and one by one they advanced
and were introduced to tho wife Of Their Z
old commander by name, stating their
regiment and rank. She had word fn,. G
all and ail had word for her. Tho phiI. +
sdelphia brigade was mex. .p,esentpi
der SOD, George, stood at her side, and
when she dropped hand it was at onco
grabbed by him. So q 49, ~
1uo PluIcse1uu Lutu Rgu1G Its THy
through the battle field, down BY the Bal \
timore pike, over which the Union troonH I.
retreated after the bloody struggle off tha
frat day. Mrs. Pickett was the centre of
attraction She had gathered some daisies I.
and clover heads. a member Of tho hi.
gsde asked her for q few. She gave them
with a smile, and one by one they woio
given away, 10 be treasured as mementuus.
Her autograph wss eagerly sought and
she refused no one. n s5ii ~ II
This evening a religious service yas &
held. Rev. TX. Demorest vaa asked IN
speak before the gathering Of Pickett's
men mainly in the Court House. Hs
spoke to them on the subject Of The 1ay
how much tho liberty aud brotheriy
ieeling of, our land should endear it to all
citizens. s.ssl X ~ -" Il
This evening Mrs. Pickett held s,,a recen.
ton at the Pickett division headquattets. q
Alter the reception she was serenadei by 4
the G. A. R. band. The Pickett men then Z
adjourned to the 5 Garden Houeo
where the Sixty.ninth Pennsylvania
men were holding forth. 4 Spesch-
making and toast offerings were then The
order until late lin the night. Cowan'a S
battery and the Wheeler Rifles departed Z
at o'clock this evening, and some Of the
Philadelphia brigade also left for their 4
homes. The Pickett division will !eaye at
4 O'Clock in the morning. ,..l! 5se,s \